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USDJPY · London session · Published Sep 29, 2026, 9:45 AM

USDJPY is 157.419 within London's range from 157.238 to 157.529, spanning 29.2 pips. The nearest reference levels are the previous Asia high at 157.586, 16.7 pips above, and low at 157.204, 21.5 pips below.

Asia closed at 157.474 after a range of 38.2 pips. An ordinary day covers 134.5 pips; the latest day sits at the 64th percentile of the last 42 days, which is an ordinary day for this market.

S&P/CS HPI Composite-20 n.s.a. m/m is scheduled at 13:00 UTC, followed by JOLTS Job Openings and CB Consumer Confidence at 14:00 UTC. Across 114 past housing releases, USDJPY moved an average of 8.90 pips in the first 15 minutes and 14.20 pips in the first 60, in either direction.

COT positioning shows large speculators net long 71982 contracts, with a weekly change of -48377 contracts and at the 2.00 percentile of the last 52 weekly reports. The highest-graded headline concerns the Australian Dollar and an RBA rate hike; a Japanese Yen headline mentions intervention risks and is graded 2 of 3 for USDJPY.

Session brief

  1. USDJPY price from our feedLast one-minute close 157.419 at 2026-09-29 09:44 UTC, from our own candles.
  2. USDJPY, London sessionOpen 157.474, high 157.529, low 157.238, close 157.419: a range of 29.2 pips over 165 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  3. USDJPY reference levelsPrevious day and previous week high and low, the session open and the round numbers either side, measured on our own candles.
  4. USDJPY, Asia sessionOpen 157.403, high 157.586, low 157.204, close 157.474: a range of 38.2 pips over 595 minutes, from our own one-minute candles.
  5. USDJPY daily rangeAn ordinary day of the last 14 covers 134.5 pips. The latest day sits at the 64th percentile of the last 42 days we hold, which is an ordinary day for this market. Measured on our own candles.
  6. Economic calendar for USD and JPY8 scheduled releases of impact 2 or 3 in the 24 hours to 2026-09-30 09:45 UTC. Our calendar covers up to 2026-10-29 00:00 UTC.
  7. USD S&P/CS HPI Composite-20 n.s.a. m/mScheduled 2026-09-29 13:00 UTC, impact 2 of 3. Forecast 0.2%. Previous 0.4%. From MQL5 Economic Calendar.
  8. USD JOLTS Job OpeningsScheduled 2026-09-29 14:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 7.23M. Previous 7.27M. From Forex Factory.
  9. USD CB Consumer ConfidenceScheduled 2026-09-29 14:00 UTC, impact 3 of 3. Forecast 89.2. Previous 89.4. From Forex Factory.
  10. USDJPY reaction to housing_usdOver 114 past releases USDJPY moved 8.90 pips on average in the first 15 minutes and 14.20 in the first 60, in either direction. Measured on our own one-minute candles.
  11. CFTC Commitments of Traders, 097741Large speculators are net long 71982 contracts, a change of -48377 on the week. That is the 2th percentile of the last 52 weekly reports.
  12. Australian Dollar gains as RBA hikes interest rates by 25 bps to 4.6%FXStreet. Graded impact 3 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.
  13. Japanese Yen steadies as intervention risks keep traders cautiousFXStreet. Graded impact 2 of 3 for USDJPY by our headline classifier.

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